8:40 PM,
Feb. 25, 2014

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| Staff report

A pair of lengthy scoring runs in the second half propelled the Moravia boys basketball team to a 50-39 victory over Newfield in the Section 4 Class C semifinals Tuesday night at Moravia High.

Senior center Chandler Benson scored 16 points and Brett Denman added 15 - on five 3-pointers - to propel the third-ranked Blue Devils (19-1), who beat the 16th-ranked Trojans (16-3) for the second time in 10 days. Moravia captured the IAC Small School title with a 57-37 victory over Newfield on Feb. 15 at Tompkins Cortland Community College.